During this observation, focus on how class begins. Where is your CT before class begins? What is he or she doing? How and when does your CT establish order and begin class? How is homework from the previous night reviewed/collected/assessed? How does your CT engage students during the opening of the lesson?
Observations:
My cooperating teacher at Narragansett High School is in the classroom before the class begins, setting up the activities for the class, or grading papers. She continues to do this as the students start filing into the classroom. She allows the students to socialize with each other until the bell rings for the class to begin. to get the attention of the class, my CT simply stands at the front of the class and speaks quietly until the class is forced to quiet down to be able to hear her. The first class I observed was a biology I class and they went over yesterday's assignment in th every beginning of class. My CT says that she does not always do this, but she felt as though she had forgotten to mention a couple important pieces of information to class class the previous day. She then had students summarize to the class what procedure they had completed the day before, and then she prompted questions to make sure the class understood the purpose of the activity.
Reflections:
My CT seems to have successfully figured out a way to allow the students to socialize for a couple of minutes, and then gain their attention with a smooth transition. I noted this, and think I will try this technique when getting the students to focus. When reviewing the previous day's activity, my CT was right in the thought that not many of the students understood the concepts they were supposed to take away from the activity. This lead me to realize that even a great teacher can sometimes not get through effectively to all the students, but it is important to reflect on the lesson, and provide further support for the concepts taught. This may also prompt her to change the activity for the next class, creating a more effective lesson.
Class topic: Carbon compounds Grade: 10 Observed by: Haley W
Observations:
My cooperating teacher at Narragansett High School is in the classroom before the class begins, setting up the activities for the class, or grading papers. She continues to do this as the students start filing into the classroom. She allows the students to socialize with each other until the bell rings for the class to begin. to get the attention of the class, my CT simply stands at the front of the class and speaks quietly until the class is forced to quiet down to be able to hear her. The first class I observed was a biology I class and they went over yesterday's assignment in th every beginning of class. My CT says that she does not always do this, but she felt as though she had forgotten to mention a couple important pieces of information to class class the previous day. She then had students summarize to the class what procedure they had completed the day before, and then she prompted questions to make sure the class understood the purpose of the activity.Reflections:
My CT seems to have successfully figured out a way to allow the students to socialize for a couple of minutes, and then gain their attention with a smooth transition. I noted this, and think I will try this technique when getting the students to focus. When reviewing the previous day's activity, my CT was right in the thought that not many of the students understood the concepts they were supposed to take away from the activity. This lead me to realize that even a great teacher can sometimes not get through effectively to all the students, but it is important to reflect on the lesson, and provide further support for the concepts taught. This may also prompt her to change the activity for the next class, creating a more effective lesson.Class topic: Carbon compounds
Grade: 10
Observed by: Haley W